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John P. Bennett

Arawak Anglican priest and linguist · Guyana · On the map · Religious Figures · Lived 1914 to 2011 · aged 97

John Peter Bennett was a Guyanese priest and linguist. A Lokono, in 1949, he was the first Amerindian in Guyana to be ordained as an Anglican priest and canon. His linguistic work centred on preserving his native Lokono (Arawak) language and other Amerindian languages; he wrote An Arawak-English Dictionary (1989).

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Country
Guyana
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 2011 · aged 97